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Midweek musings (with a bit of trash-talking and talking about trash to start things off): OK, it’s one thing to kick manager Dale Sveum to the curb, as the Chicago Cubs did Monday. It’s another to toss Ron Santo-related memorabilia in the trash — which is what the Cubs did in a bit of housecleaning. […]
The end of baseball’s regular season tends to be a time tinged with sadness. A passing of seasons. A time for reflection. A time of looking off in the distance for better days. Unless, of course, your team happens to be part of the postseason. Which tends not to be the case with the Chicago […]
Monday meanderings: In light of the Chicago Bears’ 40-32 loss Sunday to the Lions in Detroit, some folks may take a dim view of the previously undefeated team under first-year coach Marc Trestman. The reality is both the Bears and Lions are 3-1, tied for first place in the NFC North. Further reality says there […]
Sunday smorgasbord: The Chicago White Sox fired hitting coach Jeff Manto on Saturday. Why Saturday and not until after the end of the season on Sunday? Reportedly because of a leak. Gee, another area where the Sox cannot execute properly. * Speaking of failing to execute, Sox general manager Rick Hahn said: “We’re at the […]
The media had their first of Chicago Bull guard Derrick Rose on a basketball court Friday. Of course, he was mostly posing for photos and answering questions at the team’s annual media day, so certain quetions remain. After all, he did take last season off from playing after anterior cruciate ligament surgery necessitatd by an […]
Who could have guessed that the Chicago White Sox and Cubs would be playing games of consequence in the last series of the season? Well, probably not anyone who paid attention for the first half of 2013. And yet here we are with the Sox hosting the Kansas City Royals and the Cubs traveling to […]
Thursdy thoughts (or a reasonable facsimile): The Chicago Cubs appear to have concerns attendant to their pathetic performance on the field this season. Namely attendance. The team played its last home game of 2013. The crowd figure announced at Wrigley Field was 26,171. The Cubs’ season total at the ballpark: 2,642,682 — their lowest figure […]
Midweek musings: Miley Cyrus and Michael Jordan? Huh??? Nothing romantic. Merely musical. Whew! The singer has a new tune/music video with plenty of Bulls-themed attire (although nothing that would completely cover her body). “23” is the name of the number as well as MJ’s number (and, yes, we remember he did wear 45 for a […]
Random thoughts while wondering the last time a city had two baseball teams with more than 90 losses in the same season: * Say this much for Chicago Cubs fans who attended the game Monday at Wrigley Field. They were able to see a team capture a postseason berth. A team that hadn’t won a […]
Monday meanderings: It’s not every day you see a team outgained on offense 459-258 and still win. Then again, it’s not every day a team has an interception return for a touchdown and a fumble recovery for a touchdown in the same game. And, of course, it’s not evey day you play a Sunday night […]